Event Contact

Maggie Harper | harper.m@wustl.edu

Speaker Information

Parag Bhatt, PhD has been operating within the psychedelic wellness space since 2019, specializing in drug-drug interactions, contraindications to psychedelic use, drug delivery modalities, patient intake screening, and safety protocols during psychedelic treatments. He was responsible for conducting intake screenings, educating participants and medical staff at Silo Wellness on the neurophysiological effects of psilocybin-based treatments, and advising on dosing recommendations and experiences across varying psilocybin doses, providing guidance on potential adverse effects and contraindications, particularly regarding medication interactions. Dr. Bhatt is a co-inventor of the world's first "magic mushroom" nasal spray. He earned his Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Physiology from Saint Louis University School of Medicine, where his research focused on uncovering molecular mechanisms underlying many neurological and neuroaffective disorders in developing and mature organisms, as well as the neurotrophic roles of serotonin and dopamine in developing neural circuits.